So, I am officially not an employee of the firm anymore. They threw a party for those moving on (me, a runner, a staff assistant, and the law clerks) and for those people who had birthdays in July. So, that party Thursday wasn't technically for me. Thank goodness. I find it easier to attend a party for myself when I am not the sole person in the spotlight. I'm not so certain I like all the attention. So, sharing a party was actually very nice to me. Then, on Friday, several of my co-workers and I went out for lunch. Just as a last chance to say goodbye. Then, around closing time, i packed up, grabbed a few personal items from my office, and turned out the light for the last time. It was, and still is, a bit disorienting to think that it is now done.

School starts this Tuesday here. I am not sure when I will start hearing about sub jobs, but I am thinking it will be soon. At least, I should start hearing about sub jobs next week. I am hoping that this week, with it being the first week of school (and most likely no jobs), I will be able to get some things taken care of. Like helping my room-mate pack her things and maybe spending a few last times with her before she leaves on Thursday.

Hope everyone has a good Monday!

In the next few weeks, life as I know it will be undergoing some big changes. For one, I have finally (I know, at last) have made the decision official to end my time at the law firm where I have spent the past five years (well, five years and a few months). I'm amazed to think that five+ years have actually passed since I first joined this law firm. But, it just feels like time. I mean, change is good. For many reasons, its just time for me to move on to something new. This change begins in a week and a half. In that time, I will no longer be an employee here.

The second change is that......I am going to substitute teach. Starting in two or three weeks from now. !!! The thought of going back in a classroom setting fills me with fear and dread (and some left over indigestion from my bad student teaching experience).....and yes, maybe also some excitement, too. I mean, I am making a change here. I am going into something new. I am going to work with kids again. (I'm just trying not to remember those times from my own middle and high school days where I remember how mean/bad the students were for subs.)

Third, one of my roommates is moving.....to NEW MEXICO! I can't believe it! But it is incredibly awesome for her. I'm just more than a little tempted to put my stuff in the back of her moving truck and go too! Again, its amazing but she and I have been roommates (one year at FC and then five years here in BG) for a total of six years now! What will I do without her?? :)

Fourth, I'm going to start working on getting into grad school. I've been talking about this option for a while, but I am thinking I may just get started in Jan '10. I just need to get my GRE score up and then find grad schools of interest. Maybe North Carolina would be a good place.....I'm not sure where I'd like to go, but I think I may start trying to get some ideas.

So, yeah, these next two weeks are going to be packed with changes. So, I guess I need to take a deep breath, pray, and just go for it. Wish me luck!

Wow, the changes to pleonast! Now, I have something new to play around with. Hmm..... More to come.

I've joined the new betanast! Should be interesting to see what all the new program contains. I have shortened my name on betanast to: Julz. (My nickname, and maybe a bit easier to remember.)

Have a great Wednesday!!

So, its been quite a while since I've added a new blog! LOL. It happens....

Recently with me, not much new is happening. I still work at the same place, although I am currently working on making some changes in the career area. We'll see what really happens, but for now, I've done what I can to make the switch and now I just need to continue to pray about it. What is this career change you ask? Well, I've been kicking the idea around ( for a whiiiile) that I need to do something different with my life. The only difference is now I truly believe it.....and I've actually filled out the applications and submitted other paperwork to make that happen. My idea is.....to try getting a teaching job this fall. I'm completely scared of the unknown, but I do know that I can't continue in what I do now. So, its just a matter of time (hopefully) before I hear something about this fall. I may not be contacted about a position until at least July, but I'm asking Him for patience in that. And, if teaching doesn't come about for me this fall, I may try to sub and get into grad school. I've been wanting a Masters, and I think I'm ready to start.

Hmmm, other than this major news, not much else is new....I did actually have our house to my self this past weekend, which was sooo nice. But at the same time, I missed both of my room-mates, too. The house gets really quiet at night, and there are lots of extra creaks that you don't normally hear when they are both home. LOL. But, its been nice...

The weather here is....well, it truly is spring. For instance, yesterday afternoon between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., I was able to take a book and pull out a chair on our back patio to enjoy the truly gorgeous 70+ degree weather. Blue skies, warm, sunny....beautiful! (I even got a little sun-burned. Totally unplanned. I just wanted to be out to enjoy the warm sun.) Then, about an hour later, clouds moved in and after church last night, the bottom fell out and it rained and hailed and turned cold. Now, I am watching a mix of rain and snow coming down....and its a freezing 37 degrees for a high! Sigh! All that warm weather and the beautiful spring flowers are gone now for a while....till the weather warms up again! Ah, spring.....